Piété
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Intro: -Nine-Inch Nails, 'Only'- Oh… Wow…To think I've made it this far! Thank you to all who have read or reviewed! To those who have done both, I give you my sincerest love! (glomps everyone) This was supposed to be the ending fic to Aishiteru but I think it works better this way… (smirks) ANY-HOW! YURIKITSUNE! HERE IT IS! Next chapter is the lemon I've kept you waiting on hold for! I love you! (glomps)
Strand Rating: M – Language, Suggestive Themes, Sexual Themes, Lemon, MxM
Pairing: Kurogane x Fai – Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
A/N: I've never written a, 'pop the question,' fic so here's my first. Set in AU, FYI. I know there was recently something similar uploaded before I upload this, but I've been working on it and I don't want to re-write my lemon to a different senario. Sorry, folks.
Paris was the most romantic place on Earth, Kurogane once remembered Fai saying. In addition, if there was one place in the whole world he wished he could get married, that was it. Fai had long ago given up on marriage. When one had a sexual-orientation that differed from the norm, marriage was not an option.
That was when Kurogane formed the perfect plan. Sure, they couldn't get hitched per-say, but he could more than ever marry the man in soul. Thoughts like that were usually blocked out because they sounded cheesy, but for Fai they were okay. Anyone who said otherwise received a fist to their face.
So Kurogane set out one night and planned everything out. Five years of work money and saved funds from deceased family members finally gave way to the income. The tickets were bought, the hotel reservations were made, the car was reserved, and the vacation was planned. Last month he told Fai that he wanted to go on vacation with him to get away from hectic life. As Kurogane's lover, Fai was eager to go and replied, 'yes!' without hesitation. Last week, Kurogane was finally worked up the courage to go into a jeweler and order a ring for Fai and a band for himself.
The hardest problem about the whole vacation was debating about a reason to even go on vacation. Going on vacation, 'just because,' was not Kurogane's style and Fai knew it. He had to pick the perfect slot – his birthday. For the blond to believe him, he figured his birthday was probably the best situation to reason. If it was his birthday, he could go whatever the Hell he wanted and Fai couldn't oppose that. Of course, going to France for his birthday wasn't exactly subtle. Either way, Kurogane's poor explanation skills could at least handle this.
Yes, the plan was unfolding nicely without any hijinks. However, Kurogane was far from done. There was still the vacation itself to be played out and that question that brought him more fear than the first time he said, 'I love you.'
He stared at the clock. Their flight was scheduled to leave at midnight and they had to have the bags checked in by ten. They had to board at eleven-thirty the latest. The current time was seven-fifty-six. He sighed with a deep exhale, slipping his hand in his lower-left-leg-pocket to make sure the black, felt box was still there. This was the twenty-second time he checked within the last ten minutes.
Fai quickly rushed over with an excited smile, running around like a five-year-old who had just eaten the most sugary substance he could find.
"Kuro-Wanko-Kuro-Woof-Woof-Kuro-CHAN! Oh my God! This is so exciting! We gotta leave in an hour or else we can't get in the airport and check our luggage in and board the plane and Kuro-Chii I think I'm going to faint!" Fai sputtered out, relaxing for a split-second in Kurogane's lap.
Kurogane smirked, running a finger through a golden lock. "Then I guess you won't be well enough to leave the house or check the luggage in or board the plane or any of the things in Paris, eh?"
Fai's eyes jolted open as his head flung from side-to-side. Kurogane always thought of Fai as a big kitty, but the man could give some of the best damn puppy eyes he had ever seen. He sighed again. It was sad to say, but Fai seemed more excited about the trip than he himself. Of course, he was determined to enjoy himself after he had gotten over his doubt, anxiety attack, and the heart attack before the heat stroke.
"Kuro-Chin doesn't look good. Are you all packed? Do you have anything? Maybe you're stressed out. Is Kuro-Wan good enough to go on this flight? You have to be! Who's going to protect Fai from all the perverts in Paris?"
"So even I am sick, you're going anyways?" The short-haired man asked with a twitch.
Fai's eyes widened with zeal. "Of course! Kuro-Min paid good money for these tickets!"
"I love you Kuro-Pii! This is going to be so much fun!" Fai exclaimed. With a sigh, Kurogane kissed Fai, lifting up the slender structure bridal-style. Fai embraced his lover warmly. Kurogane smirked. Fai was still being cradled in his lover's arms when he thought of an even better thought to share with the other. "Or maybe we can stay home! We both got vacation from our jobs! We can screw until the sun comes up, go to sleep, wake up, brush our teeth and screw some more! Then the next day, we do it all over again!"
Kurogane dropped Fai flat on the floor. How thoughts like that crossed Fai's mind at a time like this baffled him. He thought that before he even bought the tickets. After thinking about it rationally, he decided they could just do the same thing in Paris.
It took about thirty-minutes to get to the airport from their apartment and another thirty to trudge through the packed crowds of the airport. Ten minutes after waiting what seemed a decade they finally had their luggage checked in and their flight tickets in hand. More waiting and time continued when they waited in line to get through the metal-detectors and another line for the tram-terminal. This trip had better be worth it.
Kurogane glanced at Fai as they waited for the tram to come to a halt. There was no doubt about it. This trip was going to be worth it.
-O-
"Kuro-Yan…this flight is taking sooooo long!" Fai whined, his face still pasted on the window. He hadn't moved an inch since they left Japan. Seeing the lights light up in the darkness was beautiful. As the flight traveled on further, the light outside grew. The sunrise was in the far distance glittering almost translucently.
Kurogane sighed. "Yeah. It is, huh? Are you tired yet?"
Fai airily sighed, lazing into Kurogane's arms. His eyelids flickered up and down settling mid-way. The slender of the two cuddled into the other's chest. He received a groan in reply. At which moment Fai pinched his lover's cheeks.
Crimson eyes flared up in pain. "What the Hell are you doing?"
"I just wanted to make sure Kuro-Min was awake," Fai giggled, "He looked asleep to me!"
Kurogane groaned again. His head was harboring a splitting head-ache. His right arm snaked around Fai's shoulder as his other brought Fai's body closer to himself. The blonde began purring – or so Kurogane called it (it was when Fai would tease him so) – and flicked a finger under Kurogane's broad chin.
Seeing as how Kurogane squirmed at that, Fai tickled him again. The older boy didn't like that and so he began to tickle his, 'kitty.' Eventually, the tickle-war warped into a kissing-war and the couple received an, 'ahem,' from the guests in the row ahead of them.
"This is a plane," they sneered, "not a bedroom no matter how much you two want it to be."
Kurogane snorted at that, continuing to kiss the smaller again. Fai more than willingly returned the kiss and so the complainers got up from their seat. Fai smirked. "It's about ten minutes to get to the nearest stewardess and another ten to get back."
-O-
Kurogane growled under his breath. It wasn't as if they were breaking any laws. Who gives a damn if they were both guys? Would they have said anything if Fai was a woman? Hell no.
"Damn homophobes," Kurogane muttered.
Fai shrugged, pulling away from the other. "That flight was sooooooo long! I really need to stretch my legs!"
Kurogane smirked. "Right then. Should we get the car and then the hotel?"
Fai clapped with widened eyes. "Oh, I think Kuro-Yan is catching on."
Kurogane smirked. He had already made the reservations – not only at the hotel, but that place, too… Just a little more time…
A shiver ran down the Kurogane's spine. He touched the box that was still in his pocket. It was still there.
-O-
"Kuro-Chu! Look at this room! It's humongous! I mean, OH MY GOD! Look at the bed! It's amazing!" Fai stuttered in between gasps and the, 'ooohs,' and, 'aaaahhs.' He was running around like a maniac without any clue.
Kurogane snorted with a smirk. "Come on. Aren't you hungry? Let's get dinner."
"I'm hungry," Fai giggled, twirling around, "but I'm hungry for something else."
"Ah, when we get back. It's only dinner."
Fai frowned irritated. Kurogane never turned down anything like that – ever. He pouted as he led his lover back to the bed, "Does Kuro-Fin have any money? They use Euro over here and I'm sure you didn't exchange your Yen for any Euro."
"I exchanged the money before we got on the plane. Tokyo International has those money-exchange dealers for all the foreigners. I have more than enough," Kurogane bluntly stated. Fai sighed, allowing himself to be led away back outside by his love.
-O-
They twisted and turned around corners and alleyways. This was the perfect time of the year. It wasn't quiet but the streets weren't packed person-to-person. The streets' bricks were lightly covered in moist fog and they steamed of heat. Cafés and custom shops railed the streets in abundance. With a final alley, Kurogane smirked. This tower was the inspiration for the counter-part in Tokyo. They were finally able to see it in person.
With the dramatic background, Fai's breath was literally taken away. "K-Kuro-Pon! That's-That's the Eiffel Tower!"
Kurogane nodded, leading Fai to a nearby café. This restaurant was particularly hard to get reservations in. He had to reserve them quite some time before he was able to get on the list. However, the man's hopes were all shot down when the realization hit: neither he nor Fai spoke French.
Looking around with confused faces, they pointing at entrées others were eating and random objects on the menu – hoping for the best. After ordering, they waited patiently, glancing at the majestic tower occasionally yet fixated on each other's eyes. A moment or two later a group of wandering musicians passed by, spouting speak neither could understand.
Kurogane scratched his head. "If you play something good, I'll give you fifty Euro."
The group gave him a confused stare, only interested by the words, 'fifty Euro.'
Kurogane sighed. "Does your idiotic genius have any idea how to say that in French?"
Fai shook his head innocently with a smile. He turned to the group. "Me – Him – Music – Good – Fifty Euro."
Kurogane slapped a hand on his face and dragged it down. This was beyond his capable mind. He pulled the money out and waved it in front of the group and pointed to the blonde who smiled innocently in return.
What seemed to be the head of the group nodded, staring at the two awkwardly. They unsheathed their instruments. The first tune played was classical and very light – almost air-like. Fai sighed suggestively.
-O-
"Aishiteru," the darker said to the other. The violinist flinched. It was scary – disturbing to say the least. He almost expected the blond to be a mail-order bride. Maybe a mail-order husband considering he was a man? Oh, but he was pretty! No, he was downright gorgeous. The taller seemed Asian but the angel could have been a northerner or Russian. Point of the matter was that he seemed to be of a beautiful European descent.
The boss smirked. "Well… This is strange, ney, men?"
They all nodded. The taller stared – dare I say glared – at them quickly. He furrowed his brow and pulled out another fifty Euro. He grabbed the angel's hand and placed it on the table with a squeeze. The angel giggled softly saying something along the lines of, 'tottemo hansamu ne, Kuro-Ko!'
"Tokuni me ga kirei da," the taller snickered with his crimson eyes glazed over filled of unknown thoughts. "Kimi no hitomi wa hyakuman boruto da."
"Jinsei ga subarashii nowa kimi to meguriaeta kara," the blond slurred. He flipped his bangs over his eyes suggestively. "Shinu made kimi no koto wo ha nasanai iidaru!"
"Anata no youni kekushih na dansei wa hajimeteyo," the one whispered. He was now bending over, his face centimeters away from the angel. Their lips were just barely brushing over each other, clamped hands holding one another, dry breath entangling the other's moist pace, and different eyes fixated on one another.
"Kokorokara kimi no koto wo aishiteiru!" the angel giggled airily, breaking away from their moment with a bright flush. His golden eyelashes settled mid-way on their cerulean hold. "Anata to issyo ni irudake de ureshii…"
There was a lingering silence. The background music filled the empty nothingness. Crimson eyes closed with a smirk. "Watashi to dansu wo shimasenka?"
The angel's bright blue eyes widened with a gaping mouth. "Ah! H-Hai, Kuro-Sama!"
And then, like it was perfectly normal, the two grabbed each other's hands, twirling around in a waltz. It may have been two rotations or so before their waiter came with the desired rations. The angel smiled, slipping back into his seat. The darker growled, pulling around one-hundred Euro and handing it over to the boss.
The wandering band of musicians left, their work finished. However, the violinist took a final look. The darker was desperately trying to use the silverware. The angel was skilled, hand-feeding the puppy-like man. The angel was smiling like nothing could make him happier and the other was blushing yet retaining that sense that makes one seem as if they are oozing of the hidden hopeless-romantic within. It didn't seem as if there was a couple happier on Earth than those two for that instant.
-O-
"Wow! That was great, Kuro-Min! The food was sooooooooo delicious!" Fai slurred, twirling around. For the past ten minutes, the two had spent the lingering night wandering about aimlessly. They had probably forgotten how to get back to the hotel, but neither of them was worried about that right now.
Kurogane just snorted. Giving one-hundred Euro to a wandering group…what was he thinking? Oh well, that's why he was on this trip anyways – to have a good time, make Fai fall that much more in love with him, and come home with the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
Fai sighed glancing up at the moon. Fai truly was gorgeous. His golden locks bounced frantically, seeming translucent in the pale moon-light. Cerulean eyes glittered of a bright, ice-blue hue and his skin was so pure it was almost painful to look at. Fai was an angel – an angel sent from heaven. Kurogane growled. He didn't deserve an angel, he didn't deserve Fai – yet here he was contemplating about his lover.
With a final sigh, he touched his pocket again. One final stop and he could make the leap of fate. It was too un-nerving…too aggravating…so scary… But he loved Fai and Fai loved him back? Fai was ready to make this commitment…right? Kurogane inhaled. There was no turning back now.
-O-
"So…back to the hotel, now, Kuro-Kyonkichi?" Fai asked. He was smiling softly was unsettling eyes.
Kurogane nodded. "One last thing."
Fai flipped his head over. A blond eyebrow poked up with a quizzical grin. Kurogane grabbed his hand and began to run toward an alleyway. After a twist or two, the pair accidentally bumped into a little boy. The boy gave a whimper and began to cry. Fai bent down to the child and began to caress him with an awkward smile.
"It's okay. Are you alright? We're sorry. We kinda bumped into you," Fai giggled. The boy looked up with wide eyes, confused by all the strange babbling. His eyes welled up, quickly running away without a word. He ran into Kurogane before and fell onto the ground but began to cry and ran away again.
Kurogane sighed frustrated. "Can we go now?"
Fai growled, just as irritated as the other. "At least have a heart! You bumped into a helpless child!"
The taller growled, slipping his hand into his pocket. He sighed. It was still…
"It's gone. It's gone! It's flippin' gone! That fucking pick-pocket!" Kurogane glowered, now becoming very flustered. His voice was shaky and broken. Fai poked an eyebrow up in confusion.
His lover began shaking, bending down. An evil smirked formed on his face. Kurogane giggled – yes, giggled, "Oh! I'm gonna find you, you stupid, worthless, little, wretched punk! And when I do, you're gonna be sorry!"
Fai's eyes widened slightly, moving away slowly from the man who was slowly loosing his mind. Kurogane grabbed Fai by the wrist, quickly dashing in the direction of the boy. Fai began whining in the process.
"What is your problem, Kuro-Yan? Why the Hell are we doing this?" Fai pouted.
Kurogane growled. "That kid-! That kid took the-"
"The what?" Fai inquired. Kurogane gulped. He couldn't tell Fai. If he did, that would just ruin everything. That expensive ring that he had been spending months trying to find the perfect fit and style…
Everything was a waste. It was useless. Kurogane barely remembered how to get back to the hotel. He didn't know the layout of Paris and if he continued any more, he wouldn't be able to navigate back. He sighed. Five years of planning…right down the drain. Along with that, there was a little punk running around with the ring that took him a lifetime to find…
"Let's…just get back to the hotel…"
Fai poked an eyebrow up. "What's wrong with you? Kuro-Wan never gives up on anything. Even if I don't know why you're trying to track down a little kid, I know he wouldn't give up. So what the Hell is going on?"
"Nothing's going on. I'm just frustrated, okay?" Kurogane snapped.
Fai wrinkled his nose. "Can't you at least try to act like you're having a good time?"
"I am!" Kurogane protested. His slapped a hand on his forehead to massage his nerves. "Okay? I really am. It's just…so annoying! I planned this out for so long and now it's just…ruined."
Fai nodded. "Well, I really have no clue. I'm having fun."
Kurogane just sighed, grabbing his boyfriend into his grasp. There it went… down the drain. All of it…just gone. Strolling down to their hotel, they past a toy store. Kurogane just snorted. The store had quarter-dispensing machines that held various, cheap toys.
Kurogane jerked Fai's hand. The blond followed his lover to the machines and stared blankly at them. Fai tugged the other man's hand with a squeeze. "What are we looking at these for, Kuro-Pon?"
Kurogane didn't answer. He pulled out a coin and placed it in the machine. He turned the knob as Fai squealed, clinging onto his boyfriend's black coat. "Kuro-Wii is getting me a toy! Yay!"
Kurogane snorted. It was amazing how stupid Fai could be. The situation as a whole – a missing something Kurogane refused to say and now he was at a coin-dispensing machine that only contained fake, plastic rings. Shouldn't it have already added up by now?
Kurogane sighed, popping the plastic, spherical case open. At least the fake ring was okay. It was silver with a blue knob-thing on it – just his luck. He snorted, ruffling Fai's hair with a hand.
Kurogane got down on one knee through a furious blush. He lifted up the ring to the flaxen. Fai's blue eye's jolted open. With with another blush, he sighed – this time, a sigh of anxiety. "I'm only asking once, 'cause it's kinda obvious. And I…Well, whatever. I can't give you the real thing 'cause the damn pick-pocket took it, but… Oh, to Hell with it! Just say, 'yeah,' so I don't have to do this longer than necessary. Uh…alright...Fai, marry me."
Fai didn't move, didn't say a word, didn't jump for joy, didn't swear to the heavens that his boyfriend was an idiot – nothing. Kurogane's eyes narrowed. This was probably just a very un-nerving rejection of sorts…Fai didn't really seem that type, though…
"You went through all that planning just for this? You plotted tonight out to ask that? You know, you really didn't have to. I mean, I don't really care. I mean, this is wonderful but…I'm not really worth this. You didn't have to…I-I would have anyways! At home, if you asked me while I was on the clock, or even if you just blurted it out…or…or…I love you so much, Kuro-Koi! I…really, really love you. I love you so much, I want to scream it out to the world…So…Yes! 'Yes,' with all my heart! I love you!"
Fai looked like he was about to have a heart attack, with the wide eyes, the shaky legs, the cracking voice…His eyes were glazed over, sporadically he would wipe his eyes with the sleeve of his coat. It was just wonderful – more than he could ever ask for.
Kurogane sighed relieved, pinning Fai down to a wall. It was as if instincts yet there they were acting out of emotion. Fai smiled weakly, allowing a tear to roll down his cheek. Kurogane licked the tear as he slipped the fake ring onto Fai's hand. The blond giggled with the same tone as earlier with a pale blush.
"Happy birthday, Kurogane."
-O-
"Kuro-Yan! I'm so tired! This is all…so…wonderful…" Fai sighed. He slinked onto his lover's lap in a white robe, fresh out of the bath. He smiled, now glancing up at his fiancée. These moments were the ones to cherish.
The other had taken a scrub with his lover, but got out earlier. Kurogane sighed. He couldn't say that he wasn't happy or even playing it off in that, 'cool,' kind of way because his blushing and relieved sighing made it obvious.
"Kuro-Koi…I never got to show you how good those beds really are."
Afterthoughts: Okay, the café change in POV was written just for myself because I wanted to write a scene where they speak Japanese. I'm trying to introduce more, 'first times,' since I've started writing. (sweat drop)
So here are the rough translations: Kuro (I love You.) Fai (You are very handsome.) Kuro (Your eyes are especially beautiful. Your eyes sparkle like the stars.) Fai (Life is so wonderful because I could meet you. I want to be your slave till I die!) Kuro (I have never met such a sexy guy as you.) Fai (I love you from the bottom of my heart! I am happy just being with you...) Kuro (Would you like to dance?) Fai (Y-Yes!)
Yeah, I'm not very big on incorporating the Japanese-language (excluding honorifics) into my fic. It annoys me. That's why it's in English. Okay, I know these end notes are longer than usual and I apologize for that… Next chapter is lemon! Look forward to it!